Walkers news: Sept. 18 -- St. Louis 5, Des Moines 2
Record: 84-64, 3rd, 5 GB Des Moines
Andrew Benintendi and Rhys Hoskins hit back-to-back home runs off Des Moines reliever Gabriel Moya in the seventh inning to snap a 2-2 tie and help power St. Louis to a 5-2 win at Busch Stadium (1997).
Benintendi's 35th homer of the season was a two-run smash, while Hoskins' 38th was a solo shot.
Michael Conforto added an insurance solo blast in the eighth off Leo Vazquez.
Luiz Gohara worked the first 5.2 innings for the Walkers, allowing two runs on 10 hits.
Bobby Poyner finished out the sixth and threw a scoreless seventh to help him earn his second win of the season.
Reyes Moronta held the Harvesters scoreless in the eighth and ninth to earn his fifth save.
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